Judging by the response to my Monday column, a lot of people are interested in central London property. As that has been followed by news that a London house is on sale with an asking price of more than £100m, in Hampstead, it’s easy to see why. One of many requests was for more granular data.
Thankfully, I can oblige. London, obviously, cannot and should not be treated as one market. In particular, “prime” central London, because of its appeal to international buyers, seems to follow very different dynamics from the rest of the capital. That appeal varies according to area. The following chart, provided by Hometrack, plots every Greater London broad postcode on two scales – their performance since the overall market first peaked five years ago, and their actual price. Read more
James Mackintosh is the Financial Times' Investment Editor, writing and presenting the daily Short View column and video. In 16 years at the FT his posts have included comment editor, motor industry editor and hedge funds correspondent, as well as spells in the Parliamentary lobby and Paris. He was the first reporter hired for FT.com, joining two weeks before it launched.
John Authers is the Financial Times' Senior Investment Columnist, writing the Saturday Long View and a regular Monday column. In a 22-year career at the FT, his previous posts have included global head of the Lex column, investment editor, US markets editor, Mexico City bureau chief and US banking correspondent. His latest book is The Fearful Rise of Markets. 